Category: Travel

Breckenridge has more than 200 boutique shops, galleries, and gift stores lining Main Street and its adjacent streets. Prices here are a bit inflated, but still offer a great selection. Store hours vary during the shoulder seasons.

September is Belize’s golden month, with three weeks of festivities celebrating the country's independence. Learn more about Belize City festivals in September, as well as events to plan for (or around) during the rest of the year.

Named for its surprisingly abundant summer sun, British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast sits on a striking section of coastal rainforest. Start this easy weekend getaway from Vancouver with a 40-minute ferry ride, meandering between offshore islands. Once on shore, you can drive through a string of funky seaside towns to gallery-hop, hike, or savor the solitude…

With a couple of days to explore Southern Vermont, stick to the eastern side of the Green Mountains and discover art, farms, and historic villages, with plenty of time to take the long way home.

With so many options it can be hard to pick the “right” campground. And because every camper is different, finding the perfect campsite is actually more about finding your perfect campsite. Here are some things to consider as you research sites for your next getaway.

One of the largest coastal parks in Alaska and in the nation, Kachemak Bay State Park spreads for 200 miles along the southwestern edge of the Kenai Peninsula. Within the park’s 400,000 acres are glaciers, high mountains, lakes, islands, beaches, and a scenic rocky shoreline. Highlighted by constantly changing weather patterns, the park’s outstanding scenery…

Today, the state of local fisheries—most notably the collapse of cod stocks—is the most important environmental issue facing Atlantic Canada.

Despite its size, New England is packed with variety: remote mountain peaks, bustling cities, endless beaches, and idyllic farming valleys. This is great news for travelers because the region's most compelling locales can be explored on easy weekend road trips.

In the 1980s, the faster Coquihalla Highway (Hwy 5) opened, replacing the scenic Fraser Canyon section of the Trans-Canada as the most popular route between Vancouver and the Canadian Rockies. But for road trippers who have time for a more leisurely drive, there’s a lot to do along the Fraser Canyon.

A weekend road trip through the Barbecue Belt of Central Texas is doable, even though you’ll probably reach meat saturation after three or four stops. This itinerary from local Andy Rhodes provides a starting point and ideas for blazing your own trail.

For locals and visitors alike, these small New England towns offer a chance to slow down, unwind, and enjoy a slice of country life, Yankee style.

For many who walk it, the Cliff Walk is an opportunity to gaze at fancy estates and experience the same ocean views that mesmerized Newport’s wealthy summer visitors at the turn of the 20th century. It is also a wonderful nature trail, abundant with opportunities for bird-watching and admiring fields of wildflowers.